Help me finding a body.

[Rowan S]

As the name implys i need help finding a body.

What im looking for is a Swamp Ash, jazz bass body, in black, on an ENGLISH website only.

Iv looked absolutely everywhere i can, and cant find anything. but google isnt always 100% efficient. Do any of you guys know of any places i can get that description above?^^ I need it as the final peice for my project bass. it'll be a shame to have to find an alternative after all iv spent allready!

Cheers

[neatobassman]

I'm not sure about sites, but there are a few lutiers here who could probably make you one if you can't find ANYTHING at all

[Rowan S]

Wouldnt that burn a major whole in my pocket? Im 14, right now im getting £10 a week, with £50 in the bank. Im waiting to get a job..

Where would i find a luthier.

[Peg Dizzler]

I probably would do it for you sometime this summer, but like you said, money is a limitation and I'm sure overseas shipping won't help much.

[Rowan S]

Why do it in the summer?^^^

And yeah. I hate to sound kiddish but parents wont let me buy from the states, theyre worried about customs and stuff.

Isnt customs where u end up having to pay double?

[Peg Dizzler]

I'm not sure, I've never shipped outside of the states before.

I say in the summer because I have to get settled into a place to live and get all my tools and stuff together.
But, AG (a mod here) lives in the UK and he might be interested in building one for you.

[Rowan S]

Nice.. You have any contact details or anything? Obviously you yourself are a luthier, how much ( in dollars, ill convert to pounds) would you charge for a finished in black, swamp ash jazz bass.

Would it cost more to have holes drilled?

[Peg Dizzler]

Yeah, you can contact me through email. pitfallx AT hotmail DOT com.

I'm not sure of the price of swamp ash off the top of my head, but I think I could say it'd probably be over $200. Definitely not over $300. That's just me though, I don't like charging an arm and a leg. Then of course, there's shipping and I have no clue how all that works.

Wait til AG comes by, he's a mod here and might want to hook you up with that. I believe he has the tools, the skills, and he lives in the UK as well.

edit: oh yeah, I wouldn't charge more for holes either; unless you want like a whole bunch of 'em for something. And the rough price range I gave is without hardware, the pickguard, or anything of course.